Langelsheim

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Langelsheim
Coordinates:	51° 56′ N, 10° 20′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country:	Germany
State:	Lower Saxony
District:	Goslar
City subdivisions:	5 districts
Mayor:	Henning Schrader (SPD)
Basic Statistics
Area:	48.72 km² (19 sq.mi.)
Population:	12,976 (30 June 2006)
- Density:	266 /km² (690 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	204 m  (669 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	38685
Area code:	05326
Licence plate code:	GS
Website:	www.langelsheim.de

Langelsheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Innerste, on the northern edge of the Harz, approx. 8 km northwest of Goslar.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 City subdivisions 2 History 2.1 Demographics 3 Politics 3.1 Town council 3.2 Twin towns 4 Persons 4.1 People from Langelsheim 5 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] City subdivisions

• Astfeld (2.471 inhabitants)
• Bredelem (517 inhabitants)
• Langelsheim (6.115 inhabitants)
• Lautenthal (2.049 inhabitants)
• Wolfshagen im Harz (2.579 inhabitants)

[edit] History

[edit] Demographics

Year Inhabitants 1821 5,900 1848 6,873 1871 7,290 1885 8,314 1905 9,707 1925 9,643

Year Inhabitants 1933 9,829 1939 10,090 1946 15,427 1950 16,321 1956 15,061

Year Inhabitants 1961 14,243 1968 14,448 1970 14,451 1975 14,929 1980 14,542

Year Inhabitants 1985 13,967 1990 13,892 1995 13,962 2000 13,619 2005 13,068

[edit] Politics

[edit] Town council

2006 local elections:

• SPD: 16 seats
• CDU: 10 seats

[edit] Twin towns

• Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen, Netherlands
• Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen, Netherlands
• Roswinkel, Emmen, Netherlands

[edit] Persons

[edit] People from Langelsheim

• Jan Assmann (born 1938), Egyptologist

[edit] External links

• Langelsheim at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)